In the Soliloquy lexicon
hiraeth
/ˈhɪr.aɪθ/
noun
A Welsh term for a deep, wistful longing for a home, place, or time that is lost or may never have existed.
Used in a sentence
She felt a quiet hiraeth for the valleys of her childhood.
Where it comes from
From Welsh hiraeth “longing, regret,” derived from hir “long, lasting,” ultimately from Proto-Celtic *sīros “long.”
Nearby words
Keep hiraeth — and watch it become a star.
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